Music Talks
220 episodes - English - Latest episode: 25 days ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsGuests choose a song from each decade of their lives and tell me how they went about making their choices and why these songs mean so much to them . Episodes are published the first Thursday of every month. If you are interested in being a guest on the show please email me at [email protected]. You will find additional content around each episode on my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/musictalkspod - please 'like' and 'follow' if you can.
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Episode 96 - Lynn Asher - I Want To Do THAT!!
April 04, 2024 07:00 - 59 minutes - 81.6 MBMy guest in this episode is Lynn Asher ( www.lynnasher.com ) who was introduced to Music Talks by a recent guest Paul Webb (Ep 92). Lynn is a native of Portland Maine but she had a childhood dream to move to California. It took some time to fulfil her dream but this year Lynn celebrates 30 years living in California and her musical career spans a similar timescale. Despite being a ‘late bloomer’ Lynn has performed and recorded with many big names in the music business including: · ...
Episode 95 - Claire Sanderson - 'I'll See You In My Dreams'
March 07, 2024 12:00 - 38 minutes - 53.6 MBMy guest in this episode is Claire Sanderson who was introduced to the show by an early guest and now a dear friend, Ian Braisby. Claire was born and grew up in Cornwall with her parents and two elder brothers. She describes her childhood as being ‘surrounded by all types of music’ and that breadth is reflected in her song choices and the much longer list she sent to me. Her song choices are: 80’s I Should Be So Lucky Kylie...
Episode 94 - Mark Dempsey - 'I'm a musician not a fan'
February 01, 2024 11:00 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBMy guest in this episode is Mark Dempsey who comes to Music Talks via my dear friend Jesse Jackson at the great Podcast ‘SetLustingBruce’. Like all Springsteen fans Mark is passionate about Bruce’s music but the joy of this episode is how much passion Mark has for all his song choices. If any of them are new to you I’m certain you will be seeking them out after having heard Mark talk about them and they are great choices: 70’s - Three Steps To Heaven Showaddywaddy 8...
Favourite Albums of 2023 - Part 2
December 28, 2023 12:00 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MBThis time of year isn’t just the season of goodwill it’s also the season of “Best Of” lists and it’s part of the musical year that I love. It’s always good to know that things you like are also enjoyed by others but the real joy for me is gaining new insight into albums I’ve enjoyed or discovering albums that I have missed. My hope is that this episode will do some of that for you. As in previous years I am joined by my Podcast pal Steven Routledge and we both talk through our Top 1...
Favourite Albums of 2023 - Part 1
December 21, 2023 10:00 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MBThis time of year isn’t just the season of goodwill it’s also the season of “Best Of” lists and it’s part of the musical year that I love. It’s always good to know that things you like are also enjoyed by others but the real joy for me is gaining new insight into albums I’ve enjoyed or discovering albums that I have missed. My hope is that this episode will do some of that for you. As in previous years I am joined by my Podcast pal Steven Routledge and we both talk through our Top 10 albu...
Episode 93 - Gabriel Bergmoser - A Feeling of Possibility
December 07, 2023 15:00 - 54 minutes - 75.5 MBMy guest in this episode is award winning author and playwright Gabriel Bergmoser. Gabriel is one of my youngest guests at 32 but, as you will hear, he has packed a lot into those years and he describes himself as ‘crime author, playwright, podcaster, actor, dog lover and massive Springsteen fan’. He was born in New Zealand but moved to Australia when he was a few months old and that has been home over since. He now lives in Melbourne but does a great job of painting a picture of what gr...
Episode 92 - Paul Webb - The Little Engine That Could
November 02, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 95.2 MBMy guest in this episode is Paul Webb who comes to the show via an introduction from a previous guest Nick Sheppard (Ep.53) – Many thanks Nick. Paul is a self-confessed ‘Music Talks Junkie’ and I love the fact that he listens to the episodes on his journey to and from Fly Fishing. Originally from the UK he’s lived in the U.S for over 30 years and now has the joy of living in Bend, Oregon which I am very jealous of having had a couple of delightful holidays there and at one point we serious...
Episode 91 - Giorgos Gavriil - Love Is The Main Thing
October 05, 2023 10:00 - 48 minutes - 67.2 MBMy guest in this episode is Giorgos Gavriil who generously allowed me to use his English name of ‘George’ through our chat. Born in 1975 in the port city of Piraeus in Greater Athens, George continues to live in Greece but has moved to the mountains from the sea where he lives with wife and his two young children. He was a late bloomer in terms of music but when things clicked in his late teens there was no looking back. He describes himself as ‘compulsive’ and ‘obsessive’ and this has dr...
Episode 90 - Craig Colby - All Caps
September 07, 2023 11:00 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MBMy guest in this episode is Craig Colby, a master storyteller with a successful 30-year award winning career in television working for The Sports Network and the Discovery Channel amongst others. In 2017, the opportunity of losing his job presented itself and he set up his own story telling company Colbyvision. He now spends his time helping production companies broadcasters and business owners make top-notch programs & tell their stories. He also has one of my favourite Lockdown stori...
Episode 89 - Music Talks - Marian Jago - Three Minute Records
August 02, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 91.1 MBMy guest in this episode is Marian Jago, Senior Lecturer in Popular Music and Jazz Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Marian comes to Music Talks through the miracle and wonder of social media and a shared love of the music of Bruce Springsteen. I saw a post in a fan group on Facebook that said, ‘my course on Bruce Springsteen’ and that was Marian. We got into a dialogue and to my amazement she was teaching her course ‘Three Minute Records’ at my local university in Edinburgh. Inev...
Episode 88 - Bryan McKay - Lana Made Me Late For Work!!
July 06, 2023 08:00 - 58 minutes - 81 MBMy guest in this episode is Brian MacKay who was introduced to Music Talks by Roy Sharples my guest in Episode 61. (Thanks Roy!) Bryan is just 50 and works in a third sector charity. He lives in Peterhead, a large fishing port in Aberdeenshire, with his wife, 4 children and a Cockapoo acquired during Covid. Like me Bryan is the youngest in his family but in his case, he had three older sisters and on his own admittance was spoilt rotten as a child. Since 2015 he has been a keen runner a...
Episode 87 - Henrik Johnson - A Father of Invention
May 31, 2023 18:00 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MBMy guest in this episode is Henrik Johnson, who is my first guest from Sweden. Henrik was born and grew up in a small town called Karlskoga which is between Stockholm and Oslo. Whilst not ‘desperate to get out ‘he left Karlskoga at the first opportunity and has subsequently lived & worked on three continents including stints in Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Greece. For the past 20 years home has been Southern California where he lives today in Newport Beach with his wife Lisa and their 6-year-...
Episode 86 - Christina - 'I believe in Magic'
May 03, 2023 13:00 - 47 minutes - 65.8 MBMy guest on this episode is Christina Boubalou who comes to the show via an introduction from a previous guest Roy Sharples (Ep.61). Thanks for the intro Roy, and your continued support. I’m delighted to say that Christina is my first guest from Greece, and she is a true Athenian. She has lived there all her life and continues to live there today along with her husband who was her best friend in high school! Christina always thought she would become a chemist but through a set of happy a...
Episode 86 - Christina Boubalou - 'I believe in Magic'
May 03, 2023 13:00 - 47 minutes - 65.8 MBMy guest on this episode is Christina Boubalou who comes to the show via an introduction from a previous guest Roy Sharples (Ep.61). Thanks for the intro Roy, and your continued support. I’m delighted to say that Christina is my first guest from Greece, and she is a true Athenian. She has lived there all her life and continues to live there today along with her husband who was her best friend in high school! Christina always thought she would become a chemist but through a set of happy a...
Episode 85 - Mike Palmer - 'It might just make me cry'
April 05, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 92.2 MBMy guest in this episode is friend and colleague Mike Palmer. A Middlesborough lad, Mike moved to Manchester in 1984 to study Computing at UMIST where his degree supervisor was Bernard Richards, one of Alan Turing’s last students. Mike has never left the Northwest and he and his family have become committed ‘Mancophiles’, not least because of the great environment the city provides for music and the arts. Mike is a passionate music lover but it’s words that really impact him and as per th...
Episode 84 - Penny Power - 'I'm Still Standing'
March 02, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBMy guest in this episode is author, speaker & entrepreneur, Penny Power, OBE. I first met Penny in the late 90’s when she had just started the first Social Network, Ecademy with the declared aim of helping business people achieve success through online tools, community, and friendship. At that time there were a lot of people talking about online tools but very few talking about community, friendship and love , all of which have permeated Penny’s work throughout her career. The intro to...
Episode 83 - Noury Bernard-Hasan - Play-Rewind-Play-Rewind ......
February 02, 2023 09:00 - 53 minutes - 73.8 MBMy guest in this episode has two names! In his day to day life he is Noury Bernard-Hasan , or in true rock star style simply ‘Noury’ to anyone who knows him. However, for the last 15+ years he has also been a semi-professional Blues musician and he performs under the name of ‘Son Jack Jr’. Born in 1962, shortly after his parents emigrated to England from India, Noury grew up around West Kensington and the Hammersmith Road. His love of music started at an early age when he was given his f...
Episode 82 - Ian Wright - Readers Wavs
January 05, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 98 MBMy guest in this episode is renowned UK illustrator Ian Wright. His work as a commercial illustrator has spanned four decades, starting with his illustrative cover of The Undertones’ Teenage Kicks 7” single in the late 1970s, progressing with his illustrative artwork in The Face magazine in their 1980s heyday and his famous weekly black and white portraits for the New Musical Express (NME). Ian’s subsequent work has involved collaboration with many famous names and brands including Issy M...
Favourite Albums of 2022 - Part 2
December 27, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBThis time of year isn’t just the season of goodwill it’s also the season of “Best Of” lists and it’s part of the musical year that I love. It’s always good to know that things you like are also enjoyed by others but the real joy for me is gaining new insight into albums I’ve enjoyed or discovering albums that I have missed. My hope is that this episode will do some of that for you. As in previous years I am joined by my Podcast pal Steven Routledge and we both talk through our Top 10 albu...
Favourite Albums of 2022 - Part 1
December 22, 2022 13:00 - 49 minutes - 67.7 MBThis time of year isn’t just the season of goodwill it’s also the season of “Best Of” lists and it’s part of the musical year that I love. It’s always good to know that things you like are also enjoyed by others but the real joy for me is gaining new insight into albums I’ve enjoyed or discovering albums that I have missed. My hope is that this episode will do some of that for you. As in previous years I am joined by my Podcast pal Steven Routledge and we both talk through our Top 10 a...
Episode 81 Pt.2 - Dermot McCormack - 'Digital Dermot From Dublin'
December 08, 2022 14:00 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MBThis is part 2 of my chat with Dermot McCormack which was an absolute delight to do and so much fun. As was the case in Pt.1 the episode has some great music choices and a wealth of fantastic stories including Dermot : Running the Digital business at MTV Breaking the world record for most concerts in 24 hours with The Flaming Lips Almost becoming CEO of Fender Guitars Getting 1 million concurrent users on a live stream Meeting Elvis Costello and so many more! Dermot's song ch...
Episode 81 Pt.2 - Dermot McCormack - 'Digital Dermot From Dublin'
December 08, 2022 14:00 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MBThis is part 2 of my chat with Dermot McCormack which was an absolute delight to do and so much fun. As was the case in Pt.1 the episode has some great music choices and a wealth of fantastic stories including Dermot : Running the Digital business at MTV Breaking the world record for most concerts in 24 hours with The Flaming Lips Almost becoming CEO of Fender Guitars Getting 1 million concurrent users on a live stream Meeting Elvis Costello and so many more! Dermot's song ch...
Episode 81 Pt.1 - Dermot McCormack - 'Digital Dermot From Dublin'
December 01, 2022 11:00 - 57 minutes - 79 MBMy guest in this episode is Dermot McCormack. Given his name it will be no surprise to hear that Dermot was born in Dublin in 1969 and grew up in the working-class area of Ballyfermot in the city. In the early 90’s, after a formative year in France and a summer spent in the US, he emigrated to the US which is still home to him today. For a long time, he lived in New York, but he recently moved with his wife Donna to the sunshine and sand of Manhattan Beach in California. Whilst his degre...
Episode 81 Pt.1 - Dermot McCormack - 'Digital Dermot From Dublin"
December 01, 2022 11:00 - 57 minutes - 79 MBMy guest in this episode is Dermot McCormack. Given his name it will be no surprise to hear that Dermot was born in Dublin in 1969 and grew up in the working-class area of Ballyfermot in the city. In the early 90’s, after a formative year in France and a summer spent in the US, he emigrated to the US which is still home to him today. For a long time, he lived in New York, but he recently moved with his wife Donna to the sunshine and sand of Manhattan Beach in California. Whilst his degre...
Episode 80 Pt.2 - Geoff Sutton - Read All About It ......
November 17, 2022 12:00 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MBThis is Part 2 of my Music Talks chat with Geoff Sutton. If you enjoyed Part 1 you will be delighted to hear that the stories and music just ‘keep on coming’ (as they used to say on the radio!) In this episode Geoff talks about a whole host of things including: · His time at The Daily Mirror, The Sunday Express and Today · Visiting Cuba · Becoming a father to his two children Helen and Daniel · Joining Microsoft in 1996 to launch MSN News & start o...
Episode 80 Pt.1 - Geoff Sutton - Read All About It ......
November 10, 2022 22:00 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MBMy guest in this episode is Geoff Sutton. The stereotype of a Microsoft employee is a Computer Sciences nerd in a check shirt and chinos. Whilst they do exist Geoff is a great example of the diversity of background and experience that existed in the company as was my previous guest Neil Jordan (7 years as a Choirister at Windsor Castle) and indeed myself with my English Lit Degree (specialist subjects - Anglo-Saxon Poetry and Medieval Mystery Plays) Geoff joined Microsoft in 1996 to set ...
Episode 79 - Neil Jordan - ' It Takes Two'
October 27, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBNeil is a 30-year I.T. veteran, the last 23 years of which have been spent at Microsoft where today he is the WW General Manager for Retail & Health Innovation. Born in Bristol he now lives in Kirkland, WA with his wife Ciara and their three young children Oliver, Archie and Ophelia, and their cat Boris. Despite a love of technology, that started at a young age, Neil’s story at its core is a musical one and he describes himself as having a lifelong ‘addiction’ to music, whether that be lis...
Episode 79 - Neil Jordan - ' It Takes Two'
October 27, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBNeil is a 30-year I.T. veteran, the last 23 years of which have been spent at Microsoft where today he is the WW General Manager for Retail & Health Innovation. Born in Bristol he now lives in Kirkland, WA with his wife Ciara and their three young children Oliver, Archie and Ophelia, and their cat Boris. Despite a love of technology, that started at a young age, Neil’s story at its core is a musical one and he describes himself as having a lifelong ‘addiction’ to music, whether that be lis...
Episode 78 - Michael Elliott - Have A Little Faith
October 13, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 98.7 MBMy guest in this episode is Michael Elliott a DJ, radio exec, writer and a man who has overcome a lot of adversity to get to a better place today. He lives in Raleigh NC and is a southerner born and bred with all the challenges and contradictions that brings. An only child he was born with cataracts in both eyes and was partially blind until the age of 50. He grew up surrounded by a music loving family and imagination and creativity were his best friends. He developed an interest in radio a...
Episode 78 - Michael Elliott - Have A Little Faith
October 13, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 98.7 MBMy guest in this episode is Michael Elliott a DJ, radio exec, writer and a man who has overcome a lot of adversity to get to a better place today. He lives in Raleigh NC and is a southerner born and bred with all the challenges and contradictions that brings. An only child he was born with cataracts in both eyes and was partially blind until the age of 50. He grew up surrounded by a music loving family and imagination and creativity were his best friends. He developed an interest in radio a...
Episode 77 Pt.2 - Ian Rogers - Familiar With A Twist
September 29, 2022 11:00 - 53 minutes - 49 MBThis is Part 2 of my chat with Ian Rogers .There were simply too many good stories to keep this to a single episode . Ian , in his own words: Is a skateboarder from Northern Indiana Has been a record collector since the age of 5 Started programming a few years later Became a father at 17 and a grandfather at 50 Dropped out of Grad School in 1995 to go on tour with Beastie Boys Spent 20 years building digital music with Winamp, Yahoo!, Beats, & then Apple Music. Moved to Paris i...
Episode 77 Pt.2 - Ian Rogers - Familiar With A Twist
September 29, 2022 11:00 - 53 minutes - 49 MBThis is Part 2 of my chat with Ian Rogers .There were simply too many good stories to keep this to a single episode . Ian , in his own words: Is a skateboarder from Northern Indiana Has been a record collector since the age of 5 Started programming a few years later Became a father at 17 and a grandfather at 50 Dropped out of Grad School in 1995 to go on tour with Beastie Boys Spent 20 years building digital music with Winamp, Yahoo!, Beats, & then Apple Music. Moved to Paris i...
Episode 77 Pt.1 - Ian Rogers - Familiar With A Twist
September 22, 2022 17:00 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MBMy guest in this episode is Ian Rogers who (in his own words): Is a skateboarder from Northern Indiana Has been a record collector since the age of 5 Started programming a few years later Became a father at 17 and a grandfather at 50 Dropped out of Grad School in 1995 to go on tour with Beastie Boys Spent 20 years building digital music with Winamp, Yahoo!, Beats, & then Apple Music. Moved to Paris in 2015 to start a new career as Chief Digital Officer at LVMH Became, in Jan 2...
Episode 77 Pt.1 - Ian Rogers - Familiar With A Twist
September 22, 2022 17:00 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MBMy guest in this episode is Ian Rogers who (in his own words): Is a skateboarder from Northern Indiana Has been a record collector since the age of 5 Started programming a few years later Became a father at 17 and a grandfather at 50 Dropped out of Grad School in 1995 to go on tour with Beastie Boys Spent 20 years building digital music with Winamp, Yahoo!, Beats, & then Apple Music. Moved to Paris in 2015 to start a new career as Chief Digital Officer at LVMH Became, in Jan 2...
The Milestone Compilation
September 08, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBA MILESTONE COMPILATION Recently Music Talks has passed several significant milestones: · It’s Third Anniversary · 20,000 downloads · 500 Followers on Facebook · 75 Episodes I have done celebratory episodes at 25 and 50 episodes, and this felt like a good opportunity to look back over the past year and choose some of my favourite moments. I have chosen a different guest for each decade, and I believe these clips show the mix of music nerdery and great...
The Milestone Compilation
September 08, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBA MILESTONE COMPILATION Recently Music Talks has passed several significant milestones: · It’s Third Anniversary · 20,000 downloads · 500 Followers on Facebook · 75 Episodes I have done celebratory episodes at 25 and 50 episodes, and this felt like a good opportunity to look back over the past year and choose some of my favourite moments. I have chosen a different guest for each decade, and I believe these clips show the mix of music nerdery and great...
Episode 75 - Jeff Smith - DJ to MP
August 25, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 98.3 MBMy guest in this episode is Jeff Smith, MP. A recent press article highlighted that the number of ‘career politicians’ in Westminster who have never had what most of us would recognise as ‘a proper job’. It also said working class politicians were ‘an endangered species. I’m delighted to say that Jeff bucks both of those trends. Whilst Jeff grew up in a political household and studied Politics at Manchester University being an MP was never in the plan, as can be seen by his subsequent ...
Episode 75 - Jeff Smith - DJ to MP
August 25, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 98.3 MBMy guest in this episode is Jeff Smith, MP. A recent press article highlighted that the number of ‘career politicians’ in Westminster who have never had what most of us would recognise as ‘a proper job’. It also said working class politicians were ‘an endangered species. I’m delighted to say that Jeff bucks both of those trends. Whilst Jeff grew up in a political household and studied Politics at Manchester University being an MP was never in the plan, as can be seen by his subsequent ...
Episode 74 - Randy Brown - 'Coach'
August 10, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBMy guest in this episode is Randy Brown who is another introduction from my dear friend Jesse Jackson at the Set Lusting Bruce Podcast. Randy has two major passions in his life, Basketball and Music. The former was his career for over 20 years and is the reason for the title of the episode as he was a College Basketball Coach at seven different Universities across America. As for music, it’s been a lifelong passion that ‘has been there at the best of times and the worst of times.’ Randy ...
Episode 74 - Randy Brown - 'Coach'
August 10, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBMy guest in this episode is Randy Brown who is another introduction from my dear friend Jesse Jackson at the Set Lusting Bruce Podcast. Randy has two major passions in his life, Basketball and Music. The former was his career for over 20 years and is the reason for the title of the episode as he was a College Basketball Coach at seven different Universities across America. As for music, it’s been a lifelong passion that ‘has been there at the best of times and the worst of times.’ Randy ...
Episode 73 - Kirsten Walker - Vinyl Barbie
July 27, 2022 15:00 - 56 minutes - 65.2 MBMy guest in this episode is Kirsten Walker who I got to know and work with during my last few years in Seattle. Since then, we have kept in touch, our friendship has grown, and I am delighted to have finally got Kirsten on the show. In this episode we discuss a wide range of topics including · Being born in Copenhagen and a rather unusual claim to fame · Being raised by a single parent who was her music loving Dad · Colorado to California in a Red 74 Corvette St...
Episode 72 - Beth Collier - That Will Never Work!
July 13, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBMy guest in this episode is Beth Collier, a notoriously curious person who loves storytelling, pop culture and learning. Originally from Indiana, USA, Beth has lived abroad for the last 17 years. That means she knows how to drink tea with milk, but still appreciates it over ice. Over her career she’s worked in the entertainment and travel industries in the US, the government in New Zealand, and financial services in London. Beth now helps corporate leaders improve their public speaking,...
Episode 72 - Beth Collier - That Will Never Work!
July 13, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBMy guest in this episode is Beth Collier, a notoriously curious person who loves storytelling, pop culture and learning. Originally from Indiana, USA, Beth has lived abroad for the last 17 years. That means she knows how to drink tea with milk, but still appreciates it over ice. Over her career she’s worked in the entertainment and travel industries in the US, the government in New Zealand, and financial services in London. Beth now helps corporate leaders improve their public speaking,...
Episode 71 - Kevin Ackhurst - ' I Wanna Die Listening To Music'
June 29, 2022 09:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBMy guest is this episode is my friend Kevin Ackhurst. Kevin was born in South Africa but spent his early years in Zimbabwe and that is where he feels 'he comes from' and 'that's his origin’. As is always his way Kevin talks openly and honestly about growing up in a white and segregated world and how strange that feels to him now looking back. He also talks about developing a deep-seated sense of fairness and that, along with his strong social conscience, can clearly be heard in his firs...
Episode 71 - Kevin Ackhurst - ' I Wanna Die Listening To Music'
June 29, 2022 09:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBMy guest is this episode is my friend Kevin Ackhurst. Kevin was born in South Africa but spent his early years in Zimbabwe and that is where he feels 'he comes from' and 'that's his origin’. As is always his way Kevin talks openly and honestly about growing up in a white and segregated world and how strange that feels to him now looking back. He also talks about developing a deep-seated sense of fairness and that, along with his strong social conscience, can clearly be heard in his firs...
Episode 70 - Malcolm Garrett - The Correct Use of Soap - Part 2
June 15, 2022 19:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBThis is the second part of my conversation with Malcolm Garrett. It really is more of the same in a good way. The opinions are as strong, the energy is as high, the connections are great, and the stories are fascinating. In between a set of eclectic and considered song choices we cover a lot of topics including: Malcolm’s love of Sigue Sigue Sputnik and how influential and prescient they were. His fascination with the future, his Jerry Andersen collection and James Bond. The move i...
Episode 70 - Malcolm Garrett MBE - The Correct Use of Soap - (Part 2)
June 15, 2022 19:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBThis is the second part of my conversation with Malcolm Garrett. It really is more of the same in a good way. The opinions are as strong, the energy is as high, the connections are great, and the stories are fascinating. In between a set of eclectic and considered song choices we cover a lot of topics including: Malcolm’s love of Sigue Sigue Sputnik and how influential and prescient they were. His fascination with the future, his Jerry Andersen collection and James Bond. The move i...
Episode 70 - Malcolm Garrett - The Correct Use of Soap - (Part 2)
June 15, 2022 19:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBThis is the second part of my conversation with Malcolm Garrett. It really is more of the same in a good way. The opinions are as strong, the energy is as high, the connections are great, and the stories are fascinating. In between a set of eclectic and considered song choices we cover a lot of topics including: Malcolm’s love of Sigue Sigue Sputnik and how influential and prescient they were. His fascination with the future, his Jerry Andersen collection and James Bond. The move i...
Episode 70 - Malcolm Garrett MBE - The Correct Use Of Soap (Part1)
June 08, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBMy guest in this episode is Malcolm Garrett MBE who rather modestly describes himself as ‘a UK-based graphic designer working across a variety of disciplines and media.’ Malcolm has a global reputation for his influence on graphic design and popular culture, both through his landmark designs for clients including Buzzcocks, Duran Duran, Boy George, Simple Minds and Peter Gabriel, and through his pioneering role in championing interaction and digital communications since the early 1990s, wit...
Episode 69 - David Wilner - Radio, Radio
May 25, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBMy guest in this episode is David Wilner who was born in Dover, New Hampshire in 1963 on the day Dion was recording ‘Drip Drop’! His formative years were spent between New Hampshire and Washington State, but he has subsequently lived In Ohio, Tucson, Boston, and Minneapolis as well as spending four years in the UK, indulging his Anglophilia, in the Noughties. He now resides in Prague and is adamant that he won’t be moving again. I have always believed that travel and living away from hom...